05. What does Earth really look like from far away in outer space? When in space, is the view of Earth beautiful? (A K2S Question)

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That is what I heard. One famous astronomer, Carl Sagan, called the Earth seen against a background of blackness and stars a "pale blue dot." Blue and white are the main colors that can be seen from far away. The blue comes from the oceans; the white comes from clouds and polar ice caps. When the Apollo astronauts looked back from the Moon, they thought the Earth looked beautiful for two reasons: one, because it was more colorful than the dry and dusty Moon, and two, because it was their home, where all their friends and family lived. That made it beautiful to them.

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Answer provided by Derek Webber

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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